Description : For hundreds of years Northern Thailand was the independent country of Lan Na, the ‘Kingdom of a Million Rice Fields’. The people of Lan Na are gentle and devout Buddhists, and many items are traditionally decorated with images of the Lord Buddha to show love and respect. Even today the northern people speak their own language which is different to the Thai spoken in Bangkok, have their own delicious cuisine and cultural traditions. The Northern Thai women are famous for their beauty and pale skins. During the Lan Na period they wore their hair long and went naked to the waits, wearing beautifully embroidered tube skirts. North Thai culture remains beautiful, sophisticated and unique.